{"id":40125,"date":"2025-04-22T04:28:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T04:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/40125\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T04:28:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T04:28:15","slug":"i-tried-oxygen-therapy-and-felt-more-energised-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/40125\/","title":{"rendered":"I tried oxygen therapy and felt more energised than ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a familiar pattern in the world of wellness: a treatment, supplement or obscure natural remedy goes viral, and suddenly everyone wants in. Lately, that spotlight has landed on hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Once reserved for deep-sea divers and elite athletes\u2014think Novak Djokovic\u2014it\u2019s now cropping up in high-end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.in\/culture-and-living\/content\/katrina-kaif-alia-bhatt-and-other-celebrities-love-these-9-wellness-retreats-in-india\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wellness centres<\/a>. Used medically to treat wounds, burns and serious infections, it\u2019s increasingly being repurposed as a tool for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.in\/content\/longevity-is-all-the-buzz-but-are-we-chasing-health-or-just-hype\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">longevity<\/a>, beauty and biohacking.<\/p>\n<p>The premise is deceptively simple: you sit inside a hyperbaric chamber and breathe pure oxygen at a pressure higher than normal atmospheric levels. This \u201chyper-oxygenation\u201d allows more oxygen to reach every cell, triggering everything from cellular regeneration to improved sleep, reduced muscle soreness and even a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.in\/content\/5-ways-to-boost-your-skins-collagen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">collagen boost<\/a>. No wonder it has fans in Justin Bieber, Ramla Ali and Kendall Jenner, who reportedly owns one. Michael Jackson had one too\u2014way ahead of the curve, as it turns out.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, I had to try it for myself. I booked a session at ANTI, a new wellness space in Berlin offering everything from yoga and IV drips to breathwork and ice baths. I arrived with questions: What does it feel like? Is it claustrophobic? Is the pressure tolerable?<\/p>\n<p>My worries were quickly put to rest by Antonia Benecke and Joel Sartras, the centre\u2019s founders. They describe ANTI as a community for longevity and holistic health, and their chamber looks more spaceship than science lab\u2014compact but comfortable, fitted with a reclining chair. You can read or even work on your laptop during the session. I slipped into the seat, placed the oxygen mask on, and adjusted to the changing pressure (think aeroplane landing). Once stabilised, I was oddly cosy\u2014disconnected from the world, catching up on unread newsletters and overdue emails.<\/p>\n<p>An hour flew by. I left feeling calm, but didn\u2019t notice any dramatic shifts\u2014until the next morning. I practically leapt out of bed, powered through my to-do list, and even wrote this article in record time. My skin also looked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.in\/beauty\/content\/20-different-ways-to-get-the-most-glowing-skin-of-your-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brighter<\/a>, with a natural flush that usually takes a few swipes of blush and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.in\/content\/gua-sha-is-a-very-powerful-tool-for-giving-the-face-an-immediate-lifting-effect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gua Sha<\/a> session to achieve.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is hyperbaric oxygen therapy used for?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Originally developed for medical use, hyperbaric oxygen therapy involves breathing pure oxygen (or oxygen-rich blends) in a pressurised environment. This allows the body to absorb more oxygen than it would at sea level, which in turn helps with healing, infection-fighting, and tissue regeneration. It&#8217;s used to treat everything from decompression sickness and carbon monoxide poisoning to stubborn wounds and resistant infections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s a familiar pattern in the world of wellness: a treatment, supplement or obscure natural remedy goes viral,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40126,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4315],"tags":[105,4326,16,15,2488],"class_list":{"0":"post-40125","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-medication","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-medication","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-wellness"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114379732226573354","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40125\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}